Wingnut
06-02-2016, 08:04 PM
I had a busy Memorial Day Weekend... :Razz:
Private charter on Saturday... Hit the surf on Sunday...
Saturday 5/28, we chartered the Native Sun for a private trip for twenty-six (26) of our close family & friends to fish Catalina.
Captain Aaron and the crew of the Native Sun were awesome... friendly, attentive and fun. :Big Grin:
Launching out of 22nd Street Landing, we loaded up the bait tanks with live Squid and headed out.
Everybody had a blast, plenty of Yellowtails, and a mix of Barracuda, Sargo, Rockfish and a wide open bite on Calico Bass.
JerryG caught the first fish of the morning, a 20# Yellow and that proved to be the jackpot fish. :Thumbs Up:
I was in the fight of my life when I hooked a big Black Sea Bass... :Shocked:
Again, the Captain & Crew of the Native Sun were fantastic... hooking fish and handing it off to everybody. :Cool:
The boat can accommodate 50+ anglers, but we only invited 26. :Envious:
We met up at Binh's house at 4:00am.
Binh (BadBeat) and Phuong (Blackwater)
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We made Tyler, the Rookie carry the gear... lol
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Blackwater and JerryG
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Here I am with S.W.A.T. Brothers Raney (Raneman) and Peter (PTN)
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Binh (BadBeat) and friends...
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I tried to get Phuong to make a bet... chicken sh*t. :LOL:
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I had the pleasure of fishing next to a couple of S.W.A.T. Top Guns JerryG and Don (Bachiboy) :Big Grin:
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I brought extra gear to share with some of the Rookies. :Wink:
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Jerry had the first hook up of the morning... turns out to be the jackpot fish. :Envious:
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Don was on a nice Yellow himself for awhile until the big fish broke him off... :mad:
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Jerry had the hot stick of the day with a nice Barracuda.
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... And a fat Sargo.
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Then I hooked up to something BIG... I was fishing with 20# test and this thing almost spooled me twice!
The deckhand thought that a Seal got a hold of my fish, but I told him it didn't feel like Seal...
I was on this sucker for about half an hour. The entire time enduring jabs from my fellow S.W.A.T. Brothers like, "Hey, what's taking you so long? Bring that thing up already!" and "You're fighting it like a girl..." and "Hey, does your husband fish too???" :Angry:
I was just hoping that it wasn't a big Bat Ray. lol
Then I finally turned the fish and got it off the bottom... started gaining line and when it came to color... everybody freaked out. :EyePop:
Of course we couldn't bring it on board and Captain Aaron did a great job deflating it... we pushed it down at least a half a dozen times and finally it swam back down and never resurfaced. :Cool:
The Captain estimated the Black Sea Bass to be around 100 lbs.
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(http://s143.photobucket.com/user/Wingnut32566/media/Wingnut15/P1010053.jpg.html)A little later, I hooked onto to small Mako Shark... fought it briefly before it cut me off. :Neutral:
We saw a couple of guys fly fishing out there on this Simms vessel. Very cool... I saw this boat outside the Fishermens Shop in Van Nuys at one of their events.
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(http://s143.photobucket.com/user/Wingnut32566/media/Wingnut15/P1010040.jpg.html)Tyler, get that rod off the rail, it's only a Calico! lol
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My cousin Vu with a Yellow.
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Tony
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Raney
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Everybody was wiped out on the ride back...
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What a fun trip, we will definitely charter the Native Sun again! :Big Grin:
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor...
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Sunday 5/29 - Don (Bachiboy) and I hit the surf in South O.C. at grey light.
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Actually, not much to report... just a few short Halibut and a couple of Calico Bass. The surf was filled with Red Crabs and the fish was full of them...
Pretty hard for the LC to compete with a massive amount of food. :Envious:
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I talked to this local fly fisherman... he says the Corbina are starting to move in. :Razz:
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(http://s143.photobucket.com/user/Wingnut32566/media/Wingnut15/P1010087.jpg.html)To my S.W.A.T. Brothers & Sisters... I'll see you Saturday at the Gathering of Eagles! :Big Grin:
Extra stuff...
Fresh Yellowtail... Yummy!
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I had quite a few graduation parties to attend last week.
Binh's nephew graduation.
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My Niece's graduation.
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My Niece and her prom date.
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Nice young man, studying to be a doctor. I had no discipline to study medicine in college. LOL :Envious:
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Mom and Sis relaxing in the garden.
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I just finished a backyard project for Mom... took me 3 weekends. What do you guys think?
She had an unused space on the side of the house that was an eyesore to me.
Bothered me for years and I finally decided to do something about it. lol
The "Before" picture.
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The complete "after" picture... ready for Mom to plant whatever she wants! :Big Grin:
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I had the GTS wrapped in two-tone matte. My darn rod doesn't fit in it! :Neutral: :Evil: :LOL:
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Parting shot.
I visited one of my canine kids last week... Romeo is a big boy now. :LOL:
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(http://s143.photobucket.com/user/Wingnut32566/media/Wingnut15/pug1_1.jpg.html)My Dad said this to me a long time ago... and I will always remember it. :Cool:
"Son, it is good to have things that money can buy. But it is also good to check once in awhile to be sure that you have the things that money can't buy."
Take care everybody... don't forget to be nice to each other. :Wink:
Arthur (Wingnut)
Private charter on Saturday... Hit the surf on Sunday...
Saturday 5/28, we chartered the Native Sun for a private trip for twenty-six (26) of our close family & friends to fish Catalina.
Captain Aaron and the crew of the Native Sun were awesome... friendly, attentive and fun. :Big Grin:
Launching out of 22nd Street Landing, we loaded up the bait tanks with live Squid and headed out.
Everybody had a blast, plenty of Yellowtails, and a mix of Barracuda, Sargo, Rockfish and a wide open bite on Calico Bass.
JerryG caught the first fish of the morning, a 20# Yellow and that proved to be the jackpot fish. :Thumbs Up:
I was in the fight of my life when I hooked a big Black Sea Bass... :Shocked:
Again, the Captain & Crew of the Native Sun were fantastic... hooking fish and handing it off to everybody. :Cool:
The boat can accommodate 50+ anglers, but we only invited 26. :Envious:
We met up at Binh's house at 4:00am.
Binh (BadBeat) and Phuong (Blackwater)
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We made Tyler, the Rookie carry the gear... lol
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Blackwater and JerryG
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Here I am with S.W.A.T. Brothers Raney (Raneman) and Peter (PTN)
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Binh (BadBeat) and friends...
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I tried to get Phuong to make a bet... chicken sh*t. :LOL:
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I had the pleasure of fishing next to a couple of S.W.A.T. Top Guns JerryG and Don (Bachiboy) :Big Grin:
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I brought extra gear to share with some of the Rookies. :Wink:
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Jerry had the first hook up of the morning... turns out to be the jackpot fish. :Envious:
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Don was on a nice Yellow himself for awhile until the big fish broke him off... :mad:
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Jerry had the hot stick of the day with a nice Barracuda.
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... And a fat Sargo.
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Then I hooked up to something BIG... I was fishing with 20# test and this thing almost spooled me twice!
The deckhand thought that a Seal got a hold of my fish, but I told him it didn't feel like Seal...
I was on this sucker for about half an hour. The entire time enduring jabs from my fellow S.W.A.T. Brothers like, "Hey, what's taking you so long? Bring that thing up already!" and "You're fighting it like a girl..." and "Hey, does your husband fish too???" :Angry:
I was just hoping that it wasn't a big Bat Ray. lol
Then I finally turned the fish and got it off the bottom... started gaining line and when it came to color... everybody freaked out. :EyePop:
Of course we couldn't bring it on board and Captain Aaron did a great job deflating it... we pushed it down at least a half a dozen times and finally it swam back down and never resurfaced. :Cool:
The Captain estimated the Black Sea Bass to be around 100 lbs.
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(http://s143.photobucket.com/user/Wingnut32566/media/Wingnut15/P1010053.jpg.html)A little later, I hooked onto to small Mako Shark... fought it briefly before it cut me off. :Neutral:
We saw a couple of guys fly fishing out there on this Simms vessel. Very cool... I saw this boat outside the Fishermens Shop in Van Nuys at one of their events.
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(http://s143.photobucket.com/user/Wingnut32566/media/Wingnut15/P1010040.jpg.html)Tyler, get that rod off the rail, it's only a Calico! lol
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My cousin Vu with a Yellow.
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Tony
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Raney
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Everybody was wiped out on the ride back...
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What a fun trip, we will definitely charter the Native Sun again! :Big Grin:
Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor...
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Sunday 5/29 - Don (Bachiboy) and I hit the surf in South O.C. at grey light.
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Actually, not much to report... just a few short Halibut and a couple of Calico Bass. The surf was filled with Red Crabs and the fish was full of them...
Pretty hard for the LC to compete with a massive amount of food. :Envious:
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I talked to this local fly fisherman... he says the Corbina are starting to move in. :Razz:
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(http://s143.photobucket.com/user/Wingnut32566/media/Wingnut15/P1010087.jpg.html)To my S.W.A.T. Brothers & Sisters... I'll see you Saturday at the Gathering of Eagles! :Big Grin:
Extra stuff...
Fresh Yellowtail... Yummy!
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I had quite a few graduation parties to attend last week.
Binh's nephew graduation.
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My Niece's graduation.
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My Niece and her prom date.
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Nice young man, studying to be a doctor. I had no discipline to study medicine in college. LOL :Envious:
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Mom and Sis relaxing in the garden.
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I just finished a backyard project for Mom... took me 3 weekends. What do you guys think?
She had an unused space on the side of the house that was an eyesore to me.
Bothered me for years and I finally decided to do something about it. lol
The "Before" picture.
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The complete "after" picture... ready for Mom to plant whatever she wants! :Big Grin:
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I had the GTS wrapped in two-tone matte. My darn rod doesn't fit in it! :Neutral: :Evil: :LOL:
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Parting shot.
I visited one of my canine kids last week... Romeo is a big boy now. :LOL:
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(http://s143.photobucket.com/user/Wingnut32566/media/Wingnut15/pug1_1.jpg.html)My Dad said this to me a long time ago... and I will always remember it. :Cool:
"Son, it is good to have things that money can buy. But it is also good to check once in awhile to be sure that you have the things that money can't buy."
Take care everybody... don't forget to be nice to each other. :Wink:
Arthur (Wingnut)